Research Article
A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study of Cutaneous Lesions in Newborn
Table 4
Distribution of physiological skin lesions with respect to maturity.
| Skin lesions | Full term | Preterm | Postterm | | % | | % | | % |
| (1) Vernix caseosa | 62 | 92.5 | 4 | 5.9 | 1 | 1.5 | (2) Physiological scaling | 97 | 92.38 | 5 | 4.76 | 3 | 2.85 | (3) Sebaceous gland hyperplasia | 789 | 88.25 | 86 | 9.61 | 18 | 2.01 | (4) Milia | 174 | 95.08 | 7 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.09 | (5) Epstein pearls | 776 | 87.09 | 88 | 9.8 | 27 | 3.03 | (6) Hypertrichosis | 293 | 83% | 53 | 15.01 | 7 | 1.99 | (7) Miniature puberty | | | | | | | (a) Hypertrophy of clitoris | 23 | 100 | | | | | (b) Hypertrophy of mammary glands | 69 | 92 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | (c) Vaginal discharge | 33 | 94.29 | 2 | 5.7 | | | (8) Pigmentary changes due to melanin | | | | | | | (a) Epidermal | | | | | | | Linea nigra | 417 | 93.70 | 18 | 4.04 | 10 | 2.24 | Pigmentation of pinna | 128 | 86.29 | 56 | 11.29 | 12 | 2.41 | Knuckle pigmentation | 535 | 92.40 | 31 | 5.35 | 13 | 2.24 | Genital pigmentation | 183 | 90.60 | 12 | 5.94 | 7 | 3.46 | Axillary pigmentation | 241 | 94.14 | 8 | 3.13 | 7 | 2.73 | (b) Dermal | | | | | | | Mongolian spot | 765 | 90.31 | 68 | 8.02 | 14 | 1.65 | (9) Pigmentation other than melanin | | | | | | | Physiological scaling | 3 | 100 | | | | | (10) Color changes from vascular abnormalities | | | | | | | Acrocyanosis | 270 | 87.37 | 32 | 10.35 | 7 | 2.26 | Harlequin color change | 4 | 100 | | | | | Cutis marmorata | 28 | 73.68 | 10 | 26.31 | | |
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